Assemblage
In each issue's 'assemblage' section, we compose a blend of shorter snippets relating to the theme.
Épaulé-Jeté
The Bodies behind the Body
The weight-lifting phrase épaulé jeté, in English ‘clean and jerk’, or more literally in French, ‘shouldered-throw’, became immortalised in the oenological sense by the illustrator Michel Tolbert whose iconic posters for Catherine & Pierre Breton’s Bourgeiul and Chinon estate are now replicated in wine bars across the world.
Race Day: The Châteaux Triathlon
Unity – and fierce competition – between the Domaines
The French teams at Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite embody the family spirit – in blood, sweat and tears. We’ve brought you some snippets, from an extraordinary day at Lafite.
Soul Food
In Search of Lost Calories
Micro-Cosmic: The Hidden Universe Beneath Our Feet
Digging deep to meet our vineyard’s smallest and most powerful allies.
Roots Manoeuvre
Roots around roots
A herbarium (and arboretum) of our vine’s most important subterranean neighbours.
Meet The Family, Primeurs Style
THE ‘PRIMEURS’ EVENT IS A MUCH-ANTICIPATED MOMENT IN THE WINEMAKER’S CALENDAR.
At the end of spring, wine merchants and collectors gather to taste the vintages harvested the year before, for the first time.
Origin Stories
A short route through some etymological roots
We’ve been digging for root words – words that give origin to others. Root covers a lot of ground, offering meanings whose tendrils we’ve attempted to follow.